April 30th, 2007
7:07 am
EPPfD
As of early this morning, Tee and I have knocked out 13 chapters of the new book. We’re just on schedule and hope to get ahead some over these next four weeks. I tackled some of my tougher chapters up front and am starting to get in a groove.
We’ve also received our first batch of feedback from our incredibly helpful editor, Kim Darosett, on the first to chapters. It’s exactly what I wanted to hear from here: add a little more here, show me a picture of this, break this into steps, use this formatting. We worked with Kim on Podcasting for Dummies and I was stoked when she was picked to help us again.
So with that, I have more writing to do!
April 24th, 2007
5:59 am
EPPfD
Last night I knocked out Practice #1 and got about halfway through #3 in the forthcoming title Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. I’m a bit behind, as need to have (after #3 is finished) and additional three Practices in the can to meet my deadline on Monday. So I’m a little stressed.
Hey, does anyone know a cool feature that lets you track your progress on a book and embed it in a WP blog? I think it would make a great side bar so you could follow the development process. Of course, I’d need to have Tee send me stuff when he finishes… or I could just mark the Practices he’s responsible for as “Not mine” or something.
April 8th, 2007
1:01 pm
EPPfD
I’m on a roll having delivered the 2nd chapter practice of Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies to our editor Kim. woot!
It may be the 2nd chapter practice in the book sequentially, but it’s the first one I’ve turned in. I think that’s what I like so much about this format — if I don’t feel like writing what is “next”, I can just move on to another when the mood strikes me.
With that, once more into the breach, as I have one more to finish tonight to meet the deadline.
April 6th, 2007
8:11 am
EPPfD
Today marks the second day of the actual writing of Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies, my sophomore effort as a “real writer” and the follow-up to the wildly successful Podcasting for Dummies. Tee Morris is once again shouldering half the burden with me on this title and his sage advice and knowledge of the publishing world from the author POV will no doubt once again prove invaluable.
I’m a lot less further along than I thought I would be at this point. Maybe I have over estimated the speed at which the words might flow from my brain to electron via the hand-to-keyboard interface. Or maybe I have under estimated the amount of effort I’d need to put forth. My money is on a healthy combination of both of those.
At any rate, I’m started and am sure that once I hit my stride, I’ll plow through without delay. At least I hope that’s what happens.
